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<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>This work describes the feasibility of using rice milling by-products as feedstock for bioethanol. Starch-rich residues (rice bran, broken, unripe and discolored rice) were individually fermented (20%w/v) through Consolidated Bioprocessing by two industrial engineered yeast secreting fungal amylases. Rice husk (20%w/v), mainly composed by lignocellulose, was pre-treated at 55°C with alkaline peroxide, saccharified through optimized dosages of commercial enzymes (Cellic® CTec2) and fermented by the recombinant strains.</P> <P>Finally, a blend of all the rice by-products, formulated as a mixture (20%w/v) according to their proportions at milling plants, were co-processed to ethanol by optimized pre-treatment, saccharification and fermentation by amylolytic strains.</P> <P>Fermenting efficiency for each by-product was high (above 88% of the theoretical) and further confirmed on the blend of residues (nearly 52g/L ethanol). These results demonstrated for the first time that the co-conversion of multiple waste streams is a promising option for second generation ethanol production.</P> <P><B>Highlights</B></P> <P> <UL> <LI> Rice milling by-products are promising feedstocks for bioethanol. </LI> <LI> Starch-rich residues were efficiently fermented by two engineered amylolytic yeast. </LI> <LI> Rice husk, composed by lignocellulose, was pre-treated with alkaline peroxide. </LI> <LI> Pre-treated husk was saccharified by commercial enzymes and fermented. </LI> <LI> Multiple rice by-products were co-processed to ethanol by amylolytic strains. </LI> </UL> </P> <P><B>Graphical abstract</B></P> <P>[DISPLAY OMISSION]</P>